The Wantage and Grove Foodbank is a practical, community-based project, organised by local churches, which provides food parcels to those in the Wantage area who find themselves temporarily in difficult circumstances. Referrals are made by a number of agencies, including: Vale Community Impact, Health visitors / GPs or other health professionals, social services & local churches.
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The Thame foodbank provides emergency supplies of essential food items to those in our community who are struggling financially.
Aylesbury food bank is a project founded by local churches and community groups, working together towards stopping hunger in the local area. Provides emergency food to people referred to the foodbank in crisis.
| Through a voucher system – 7 of our 8 locations are also able to issue vouchers as well as over 60 other organisations around Buckinghamshire | |
| What do you offer? When/Where? | Day Time Address Phone Vouchers
Monday 1.30-3 Buckingham Park Community Centre, HP19 9DZ 01296 435239 Yes Tuesday 10 – 11.30 The Oaks Café, 3 Elm Court, HP21 7NQ 01296 424880 Yes Wednesday 11 – 12.30 More + 36 Parton Road, Aylesbury, HP20 1NG 07939 992406 Yes Thursday 10- 12 St Peter’s, Coventon Road, HP19 9ND 01296 489717 Yes Friday By (9.30-2.30) Arrangement Southcourt Baptist Church, 40 Penn Road, HP21 8HW 01296 480080 Yes Saturday 10am – 12pm Tabitha Foodbank, 5 Rickford’s Hill, HP20 2RT 07429 924842 Yes |
Witney and West Oxfordshire Food Bank provides emergency food parcels of non-perishable food items and occasionally toiletries to people who are experiencing an unexpected crisis situation. A project founded by local churches and community groups, working together towards stopping hunger in the local area. They are entirely volunteer-run project founded by local residents.
North Oxfordshire Community Food bank are a voluntary group formed by members of local Christian churches. Their aim is to provide food parcels to people within the Kidlington, Woodstock, Chipping Norton and Charlbury area. The parcels contain essential food for individuals and families in case of emergency, covering the time it takes for other social care infrastructure to come into play.
Community Emergency Food bank (CEF) receives donations of tins and packets from local churches and other organisations and makes it available to families and individuals who cannot buy food and need emergency supplies.
The Oxford Food bank takes unsold food from local supermarkets and suppliers and redistributes it to community food projects in and around Oxford.
Adult Inpatient Services, Mental Health provides inpatient services to adults of working age across Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire. For some patients this may be a brief stay for intensive treatment and support, others who suffer from severe and enduring mental illness may require more frequent admissions.
Oxfordshire Mind provides a wide range of services for children, young people and adults who want to improve or maintain their wellbeing and mental health. Sessions are run across Oxfordshire, to find out more and access our services, please contact our Information Line who can arrange an Options session and give you further details. Options sessions help people find the right support and services within Oxfordshire Mind and its partners. The Information Service is also able to provide signposting information and attends events in the community. To book an Options session or for more information about mental health services, call the Oxfordshire Mind Information Line on 01865 247 788, which is open Monday to Thursday between 9:30am and 4:30pm and Fridays between 9:30am and 4:00pm.
Oxfordshire Mind has Wellbeing Centres in Abingdon, Banbury, Oxford and Witney, as well as groups meeting in the community across Oxfordshire. Wellbeing Centres provide peer support groups, a programme of short courses and workshops designed to promote wellbeing and many creative activities and groups. To access one of the services, please take part in an Options session first. This involves either a phone call or face-to-face meeting with one of Mind’s Wellbeing Workers and an opportunity to have a chat about what services are available, to listen to you, and decide what to do next.
Peer support groups provide a safe, welcoming space to share activities, issues or thoughts and to meet people who may have experienced similar issues. Some groups may be for specific groups of people or may be focused around specific activities.
Short courses can provide you with tools to look after your mental wellbeing, and skills to help you get the most out of life. There is a wide range of courses on offer, categorised by either coping skills, keeping well, arts and culture, physical health, severe and enduring mental health problems or practical skills.
Victims First is dedicated to making sure that all victims and witnesses receive the support they need to cope and recover from the impact of the crime. They care about those affected by crime and work continuously to improve services and support for victims.
The 24 hour freephone National Domestic Violence Helpline (for women) is available 7 days a week. It is answered by fully trained female support workers and volunteers, who will answer all calls in confidence. All calls to the helpline are free from mobiles and landlines. They can support survivors of domestic abuse, friends and families, and professionals who are in contact with domestic violence survivors.